Overview

While the Linear Economy has afforded us immense growth and abundance, its utility for the development of our society moving into the 21st Century is waning. We will need to investigate new models of the economy that will continue to allow us to thrive. The Circular Economy is the most viable system we have to achieve this and has the potential to be worth $4.5 trillion USD by 2030. This presents an immense opportunity for the people, organisations, and nations that can participate in it. 

The Singapore Green Plan aims to position the nation as a leader in the green economy, but what can we do as individuals and the organisations we represent? What kind of leadership is needed on the ground to rally a new wave of change? What business strategies do we need to employ to enable our organisations to reap the benefits of the Circular Economy? What type of design strategies do we need to rethink? How do we sustainably innovate on the products, services, and experiences that our organisations offer?
 
Introduction to Circularity is a primer on Circularity for people who are interested in sustainability and the Circular Economy. This 1-day basic course focuses on Circularity (also known as Circular Economy). The overview of Circularity covers key concepts, principles, and examples. This provides cross-disciplinary foundational knowledge for participants that is necessary for later knowledge-building for more specific areas.

Towards the end of the session, there will be an introduction to Circular Design principles, processes, and practices, which prepares participants for the intermediate courses in the series. The pedagogical approach will be a mixture of content lectures, hands-on activities, and case studies.

Teaching Team

What You’ll Learn

  • Understand key concepts, principles, and examples of Circular Economy, as well as its broader impact
  • Experience the considerations of going circular through a set of activities that are based on real-life business challenges
  • Recall an overview of Circular Design principles, processes, and practices

Who Should Attend

  • Designers, product managers, and organisational leaders who want to work in the sustainability, circularity, and ESG spaces
  • Entrepreneurs, public servants, and policy planners who are passionate about implementing sustainability initiatives
  • People who are involved with or interested in design-related work, and interested in finding out more about Circularity


Prerequisites

Diploma or Degree


Certificate and Assessment

A Certificate of Participation will be issued to participants who:
  • Attend 75% of the course, and
  • Undertake and pass non-credit bearing assessment during the course

Schedule

Time Activities/Topics
9:00 am Welcome/Registration, Introduction to Circularity: Principles and Approaches
10:30 am From theory to practice: Applying Circular methods through thinking tools and mental models
12:30 am Lunch
1:30 pm Circularity in practice: Case Study 1
3:30 pm Tea Break
4:00 pm Circularity in practice: Case Study 2
5:00 pm Overview of Circular Design
5:30 pm Quiz assessment
6:00 pm End of Day

Fees

Category Full Fee After SF Funding
Singapore Citizen (Below 40) /
Singapore PR / LTVP+ Holder		 $856.00 $256.80
Singapore Citizen (40 & above) $856.00 $96.80
Non-Singaporeans $856.00 Not Eligible
 
Note:
  • All figures include GST. GST applies to individuals and Singapore-registered companies.
  • You can opt for either SkillsFuture Funding or Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy. Both cannot be combined.

» Learn more about funding types available

Terms & Conditions:

SkillsFuture Funding

To be eligible for the 70% training grant awarded, applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) must:
  1. Be a Singaporean Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident or LTVP+ Holder
  2. Not receive any other funding from government sources in respect of the actual grant disbursed for the programme

SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy

To be eligible for the 90% enhanced subsidy awarded, applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) must:
  1. Be a Singaporean Citizen
  2. Be at least 40 years old
  3. Not receive any other funding from government sources in respect of the actual grant disbursed for the programme

SIT reserves the right to collect the balance of the course fees (i.e. the SSG course fee grant amount) directly from the trainees and/or their sponsoring organisations, where applicable, should the requirements not be fulfilled by the trainee.

SIT reserves the right to make changes to published course information, including dates, times, venues, fees and instructors without prior notice.

Course Series

The series of Circularity courses allow participants to pick and choose the areas of Circularity at different levels that are most applicable to them.
  • Introduction to Circularity (Basic)
  • Circular Product and Service Design (Intermediate)
  • Circular Organisational Design (Intermediate)

Key Info

Venue SIT@SP, 510 Dover Road, S139660
Time 09:00 AM to 06:00 PM
Date 29 Sep 2022 (Thu)
Registration is Closed.

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